Lap-robe holder.



No. 685,974. Patented Nov. 5, 190:.

J. A. core.

LAP ROBE HOLDER.

(Application filed Apr. 1, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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JOSEPH ARTHUR COTE, OF EAST HARDWICK, VERMONT.

LAP-ROBE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,974, dated November5, 1901.

Application filed April 1, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ARTHUR Corn, a citizen of the United States,residing at East l-Iardwick, in the county of Caledonia and StateofVermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lap-RobeHolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention aims to provide a simple and effective contrivance orclip primarily intended for holding a robe about a person when outsleighing or driving and which is adapted for a variety of uses where aclip for holding an article or aseries of objects in firm and secureposition is required.

The clip or holder is constructed with a view not to injure the robe orcovering and to admit of its quick application and ready detachment andwhen in service to prevent slipping or displacement of the robe.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention arenecessarily susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodimentof the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the clip or holder. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation. Fig. 3 is a detail view in perspective of a jaw of one of thepivoted members. Fig. 4 is a de tail view of the elastic block oryielding piece fitted to a jaw.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The clip is composed of pivoted members 1 and 2, having an end of eachwidened to form a jaw 3. The members are pivoted intermediate of theirends in such a manner that a compression of the rear ends of the memberswill effect a corresponding opening Serial No. 53,925. (No model.)

or separation of the jaws. The rear end portions of the membersconstitute handles and are oppositely curved and are made hollow, thehollow sides facing inward and serving to retain in place spring 4,approximately U-shaped, by means of which the jaws 3 are forced togetherand caused to grip the robe or article placed therebetween. One of themembers, as 2, is extended and bent to provide a loop 5, which ispreferably in the plane of the members. The terminal of the rear endportion, bent to provide the loop 5, serves to confine one member of thespring t between itself and the extremity of the handle proper, asindicated most clearly in Fig. 2. The loop 5 is designed to receive atape, strap, or web, by means of which the clip or holder is securedeither to the person, the vehicle, or other part to which it may bedesired to attach the device. Usually a pair of clips or holders areconnected bya tape or strap, which is looped into the part 5 of each, aswill be readily comprehended.

The jaws 3 of the members are similarly formed and are recessed in theirinner sides or faces, the side walls of the recesses being undercut, soas to retain in place the blocks or pieces 6, of rubber, leather, felt,or other material, to prevent injury to the robe or covering grippedbetween the jaws of the clip. The opposing faces of the blocks or strips6 are roughened, toothed, or otherwise formed, so as to prevent slippingof the article gripped between the jaws when the clip or holder is inservice. These parts 6 can be readily replaced when worn.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l 1. In adevice of the character described, pivoted members provided at one endwith gripping-jaws, and one of the members having an end portion bent toprovide a loop, and a spring interposed between the members and held inplace by the part forming the aforesaid loop, substantially as setforth. 5

2. A clip or holder, substantially as set forth, comprising pivotedmembers provided at one end with jaws having their faces covered withrubber or analogous yielding material, the opposite end portions of themembers being curved and having their inner faces or I the extensionforming the aforementioned sides hollow and one of the members havingloop, substantially as set forth. 1o

an end portion extended and bent to provide In testimony whereof I affixmy signature a loop, and a spring of approximately U form in presence oftwo Witnesses.

having its members fitted into the hollow J. ARTHUR COTE. [L. s.] sidesof the handles of the clip, and one of Witnesses: V the members of thespring being confined be- JOHN B. LIVINGSTON,

tween a handle of the clip and a terminal of J. H. PEAR.

